GREAT GOVERNMENT GOOFS
Over 350 Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screwups, and Acts-idents of Congress
by Leland H. Gregory, III
Now, from the probing, tongue-in-cheek author who co-penned the bestselling America's Dumbest Criminals,
comes the unofficial guide to the wacky mistakes our leaders don't
want us to know about: Great Government Goofs: Over 350
Loopy Laws, Hilarious Screwups, and Acts-idents of Congress.
Leland H. Gregory, III, peels back the sheets and uncovers the
buffoonish bloopers that our elected representatives have perpetrated!
Here is the utterly amazing, laugh-out-loud scoop on the local, state, and federal foul-ups supported by
our tax dollars! From Washington, DC, to Smallville, USA, you can count on one thing: bone-headed blunders! Such as:
- A federal computer glitch listed everyone in Hartford, Connecticut, as dead!
- 80,000 government buttons with the motto "For Kids' Sake, Think Toy Safety" were recalled because they could be accidentally swallowed, the pin was too sharp, and the paint was toxic!
- NASA spent $200,000 to develop a sweet potato that can be grown in outer space!
- A Wyoming law banned taking photos of rabbits from January through April without a permit. If you want to shoot Thumper, it had better be with a gun!
- The Virginia Corrections Department installed air-conditioning in their execution chamber because "it makes it more comfortable for everyone."
- and 345 more instances of tomfoolery, each one more stupid than the last!
As Gregory states in the book's acknowledgments, "The only way to stop a lot of Washington waste, pork-barrel
legislation, back-room dealings, and unethical behavior of the men and women we elect to public office is to be aware that these
things exist ¾ and let them know we know."
1997, 6¼ x 7½,
264 pp, illustrated, soft cover.
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